Carpet-fastener



' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

-EMMET E. WEBB, OF CADIZ, OHIO.

CARPET-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming pere of Letters recent No. 611,158, dated september 2o, 189s.

Application filed March '7, 1898. Serial No. 672,939. (No model.)

'usef ul improvements in carpet-fasteners, and

has for its object to provide such a device which will effectually retain the carpet in position without injury to the same'.

Its further object is to make the operation of laying or removing a carpet easily and quickly accomplished.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts to be more fully described in the following specification and clearly set forth in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this speciication, in which like letters of reference indicate like parts, Figure l is a perspective view of the side of a room, showing a strip of carpet held in place by my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a border-strip and angle-strip in engagement. Fig. 4 is a section through a clip, showing the parts in position engaging a piece of carpet. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a clip. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an angle-clip.

In the drawings, A is a piece of carpet engaged at its edge by a number of border keeper-strips B, each consisting of a strip of sheet metal having one edge bent up at right angles and provided with a series of teeth C, passing through said carpet. The opposite edge of the border-strip B is bent over at an acute angle to the lower portion to form a confiningflange which is provided with a series of depressions D for a purpose hereinafter eX- plained.

An angleclamping-strip E, having sides of unequal width, is slipped within each borderstrip, with its narrow side bearing against Fig. 3 is a transverse section thereof.

the carpet to prevent it from sliding off the teeth. This angle-strip is retained in position by reason of its being confined within the three faces of the border-strip, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

At intervals along the floor, close to the washboard, I have arranged sheet-metal clips F to engage Vthe border andv angle clips. Each of these clips F has a fiat T-shaped portion, with perforations through which nails or the like are driven to secure it to the iioor, and on the end is a spring-strip, first bent at an acute angle with the flat portion and then downward to form a hook to engage the angle-strip above the teeth, as shown in' Fig. Li.

To apply my invention, the teeth of one border-strip are run through the edge of the carpet fromv beneath and an angle-strip slipped into position. This is repeated along the full edge of the carpet, and then thestrips of two adjacent sides are forced into engagement with the clips previously arranged around the room, as shown, preferably at such distances apart that they will cover or I 'readily be appreciated when it is considered that no nails or tacks are driven through'the carpet and no unsightly marks of a misdirected hammer-blow are made on the washboard, so common where tacks are relied on. Furthermore, there is no disiigurement to the iioor which will show when the carpet is removed, the clips being rather ornamental than otherwise. This latter advantage makes my invention very desirable for use on highlypolished floors where it is often required to remove the carpet for dancing purposes and the like. With my construction the process of removing the carpet is madevery simple and speedy, for it is only necessary to lift the ends of the clips and withdraw the strips, which may be disconnected and used again on another carpet, if desired.

The angle-clips F' before referred to are clearly shown in Fig. 6 and consist of an gular pieces of sheet metal having upturned edges with their ends bent downward similar to the clips. These angle-clips are adapted to be placed ini corners to engage the adjoining ends of two angularly-arranged border keeper-strips B.

The depressions D in the coniining-anges of the bordeustrips serve to strengthen them against the upward pressure of the anglestrips caused by the pull of the carpet, and when my invention is used in connection with a rug or the like these depressions are made further useful by engaging the clips, thereby preventing longitudinal movement of the strips.

It is obvious that numerous changes can be made in the device as herein described without departing from my invention, such as turning the edges of the border-strips in curves instead of angles. In this case it is understood that the clips F would also be curved to conform therewith.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A carpet-fastener consisting of a borderstri p provided at its front edge with penetrating teeth or projections and bent upwardly and forwardly at its rear end 'to form a coniining-iiange, and an angular clamping-strip adapted to be slid longitudinally between the base-plate of said border-strip and its flange to retain the edge of the carpet in position, substantially as described.

2. A carpet-fastenerconsistin g, essentially, of a border-strip provided at its front edge with penetrating teeth or projections and bent upwardly and forwardly at its rear end to form a confinin g-flange extending at an acute angle thereto, an angular clamping-strip adapted to be slid longitudinally between the base-plate of said border-strip and its flange to retain the edge of the carpet in position, and clips having spring-hooks to receive and bear upon the confining-flange and clampingstrip, substantially as described.

3. In a carpet-fastener, a strip having one side bent at an acute angle and containing a series of depressions and the other turned upward, teeth on the second-named side, an angle-strip having one side adapted to be engaged in the acute angle to hold the otherin contact with the carpet, and spring-clips provided with hooked ends for secu ring strips to the oor, substantially as described.

4. Ina carpet-fastener, strips adapted to engage the edge of the carpet, in combination with a clip formed of a T-shaped piece of sheet metal provided with a spring-strip bent upward at an acute angle and then downward forming a spring-hook to engage the strips, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I alflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EMMET E. WEB B.

IVitnesses:

WM. C. BIGGER, E. B. KIRBY. 

